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Greatest Hits | 
| Artist: Neil Young
Label: Reprise
Category: Music
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 971
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 48935
UPC: 093624893523
EAN: 0093624893523
ASIN: B00063EMJ6
Release Date: November 15, 2004
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| Tracks:
| • | Down By The River | | • | Cowgirl In The Sand | | • | Cinnamon Girl | | • | Helpless | | • | After The Gold Rush | | • | Only Love Can Break Your Heart | | • | Southern Man | | • | Ohio | | • | The Needle and The Damage Done | | • | Old Man | | • | Heart Of Gold | | • | Like A Hurricane | | • | Comes A Time | | • | Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) | | • | Rockin In The Free World | | • | Harvest Moon |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 15
 ASTOUNDING SOUNDING! April 19, 2007
C. Bridgen (England)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Having just been reading the other informative reviews there is one point missing so far. This c.d. has been mixed from the master tapes and the sound is truly superb. A slight hissing can be heard at the start of certain tracks but the instruments and vocals really come out crystal clear.
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br / Due to his prolific output some studio albums would no doubt be too much for alot of people but this c.d. does not have a duff track on it.
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br / The guitar work is superb and varies between being very rocky and showcasing delicate acoustic songs still managing to rock. The vocals, although not to every ones idea of mainstream, stretch every emotion from the songs.
br /You always feel that every word is heartfelt.
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br /As noted in another review it is a brave decision to put two almost ten minute tracks at the start, but if you like this style of music they do not drag on like some long tracks can seem to.
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br /One of my favourite albums, you won't play it lots maybe but when you do you will wonder why you don't !!
The God-like Genius of Neil Young November 11, 2004
Crazyhorse (Birmingham, UK)
23 out of 25 found this review helpful
What are "Greatest Hits" albums for? Partly a cynical music biz ploy to make people part with their well-earned cash in the run-up to Xmas? Undoubtedly - but they can also be used as a means of introducing new listeners to one of the most important rock musicians of the last 40 yearspWho are "Greatest Hits" albums for? Not the die-hard and loyal fan that has bought every album, video, DVD or been to every gig on every tour in living memory! In this case, it is for the occasional Neil Young fans or, perhaps more importantly, the next generation of Neil Young fans.pI can remember when I first got into Neil Young when I heard him play Rockin' In The Free World at the Mandela tribute at Wembley. From then on I was blown away. By that time he already had a huge back catalogue of albums and as such I almost had a new Neil Young album to listen to every month. It was like discovering a goldmine!pSince then I have gone on to buy every Neil Young album on CD, the good and the bad and I still think the man is a genius! So how can I possibly begrudge the man a "Greatest Hits" album? Some artists repackage and re-release a Best Of every 3 or 4 years - Neil Young's last compilation was in 1976! pNeil Young fans will all have their own opinions about what should or shouldn't be on an album like this, but that shouldn't stop people from acknowledging that these particular 16 songs are undoubtedly some of the finest examples of Neil Young at his very best and as such this compilation is worthy of nothing less than the full 5 star rating.pWill I buy this album? I don't think I need to and its probably not intended for fans like me anyway, but I would certainly recommend it to a friend or buy it as a gift for a relative (such as a musically-uneducated brother-in-law) as a means of introducing them to the godlike genius of Neil Young.
Comes a time... November 30, 2004
Edward Barry (Suffolk, England)
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
...when you need an overview of this great man on one disc. This is it. Every track counts. It's fascinating to note, particularly as the tracks are arranged chronologically, how Young had a style distinct from the start. The purity of voice and the consistency of treatment, be it as a solo artist or collaborator.pHis triple album Decade is a comprehensive slice of just one phase of his career - this album judiciously covers well over a quarter of a century. I can't fault the selection, so good to have the studio versions of 'Comes a time' 'Like a Hurricane' 'Hey hey' which possibly are more famous as live tracks. Shame they couldn't fit in 'Cortez the Killer'.pMost importantly the compilers have bravely skirted around Young's more eccentric experiments, the album 'Trans' for example. Neil is guilty of as many misses as hits but this album most definitely contains hits and only hits.
Brilliant as a starting point for a newcommer. March 26, 2006
R. Britain (Thailand)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I am a new comer to the work of Neil Young and therefore am not qualified to say whether he has produced better tracks than those offered here. However I find it difficult to imagine that there can be many other tunes that should have been included ahead of those found on this compilation. brThis is a fantastic collection of recognizable classics. I only wish that I had discovered the brilliance of Neil Young earlier. Many of the tracks are truly brilliant and like returning lost memories. There are too many great tracks for me to pick out any one or two as outstanding. brI will now back track to collect the albums from which this collect was 'harvested'.
For the Turnstiles? November 17, 2004
Nigel Roy Duffin (Stamford, Lincs United Kingdom)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
If this compilation introduces Neil Young to a wider audience it has done its job. I am sure die hard fans would rather have had the Reprise label reissue Time Fades Away on CD to complete the "doom trilogy" and my Journey Through the Past musi-cassette has played better days. That said, just buy it for some wonderful music and the Tonight's the Night tour picture on the front is worth 5 stars alone!
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